Key-ring holder



J. JAUKSUN.

.KEY RING HOLDER.

APPLICATIONIILED out 2, 1920.

Patented Feb. 8,1921.

gnvemboz Jbjm Jalqs'or agai 4% FATENl JOHN JACKSQN, OF LGUIS,I'IIISSOUBI.

KEY-RING HOLDER.

Application filed Gotober 2,

1/ '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN JACKSON, citizen 01' the United States,residing at 3636 South Broadway, in the city of St. Louis and State oflilissouri, have invented certain new and useful improvements inKeyliing Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention such. as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to a novelty key ring holder device.

i111 object of the invention is to provide a device oi this charactercombining several modes of attachment to the wearers garu'ient.

it further object of the invention is to provide a very simple eliicient and economical. construction for a device oi? this character.

T arrangement and combination of parts as hereinafter more fullydescribed and specified.

One sheet of drawings accompanies this specification as part thereof inwhich like re erence characters denote like thr' ighout.

liiguro l is a perspective view of the device.

l ig. view. I

Fig. 3 is a detail 01 the snapper and but tonhole flap.

referring to the drawings a strap 1 i bent into a loop (6 so that itsends 2, 3 overlap near one end of the loop. A second ;;-:trap i: isprovided near one end with two spaced transverse slits 5 and at theother end with a fastener 6 of any approved design adapted to clutch butnot injure a tabric. .lbont midway of strap 4 a buttonhole 7 is cut. Thestrap 1 is threaded through the slits 5 of strap t so that the latterlies under and parallel with the loop of the former with its s itted endunder the overlapped ends 2 3. The closed eye 8 of a snap hook 9 adaptedto engage and carry a key ring 10 is then threaded onto strap 1 so as tolie back of the slitted end of strap parts 2 is a vertical longitudinalsectional.

Specification of Letters Patent.

he invention consists of the structure,-

Patented Fete. 8, 1%)21.

1920. Serial No. M4374.

under end 3 of st 'ap l and the end 3 and ad acent back part 031? theloop (6 together with the slitted end of strap il are then all rivetedtogether by the male part 11 of a snap :iastener, the female end 12 ofwhich is secured in the end 2 of strap 1.

p will be apparent from above that the device consists essentially of asnap and button hole tlap l secured to an overlving loop a closed by asnap fasten r and carrya lie v ring hy a supporting snap hook. .inedevice Ina be secured to the wearers garments either by t'astening loopa about the belt, iastenin button hole 7' to a sus ponder or otherbutton, or snapping fastener over a part of the shirt or the margin ofhe trousers. .l urtherroore, for additional ecurity and safety all ofthese modes of attachment or any two of them may be used snnultaneonsly, thus reducing the risk or" loss to a minimum.

The structure lends itselt to a very simple and economical process ofmanufacture and the article itself is great convenience to the wearer.

l-l-avin thus described inv invention 1 a: claim:

1. A. key ring holder comprising a loop,

a flap secured at one end near an end of the loop, means for securing akey ring to the loop said ilap having a. buttonhole and a tahricengaging snap. I 2. keg ring holder comprising a strap bent into a loop.a flap having a buttonhole and fabric engaging snap means for fixedlysecuring the end of the flap near one end of the loop and means forremovably securing the ends oi the loop together.

it A key ring holder comprising a strap bent into a loop, a flapcarrying means for sec nrinq it to wearers garment and a snap tastefixedly securing the end of the tiap near an end of the loop andremovably securing; the ends of the loop.

in a key ring holder the combination of a belt loop. a :liap having abuttonhole and friction snap and means for neniovablv securing a keyring thereto. V

l n testimony whereof I my signature.

JOHN JACKSON.

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